Reducing Absenteeism in Wawa Elementary School through MUBa Linkages

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

"Reducing Absenteeism in Wawa Elementary School through MUBA Linkages", is a team-up program with the Municipal (MU) through MSWD and Barangay (BA) to reduce absenteeism by intensifying the school's Home Visitation Program under a memorandum of understanding. MUBA is a program from the school's previous project, Project ELEM (Ensuring Learner's Enrolment and Monitoring) adopted from Project SAGIP of Tanay National High School. The program’s main focus was to address problems of the learners concerning absenteeism.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was used. The researchers used the June-July and August-September School Form 2 (SF 2 and SF 4) to identify the respondents and to get the baseline and result of the study. Home visitation isalways conducted with a barangay population worker from Monday to Friday at 4 o'clock onwards and Saturday at 9 o'clock onwards. To determine the frequency of absences of the respondents before and after the Project MUBA, frequency and percentage distribution was used. To identify the significant difference on the frequency of absences of the respondents before and after the Project MUBA, t-test was used at p <0.05.

RESULTS

Based from the data gathered, out of 22 respondents, it was found out that 9 pupils or 41% improved on their attendance since they decreased in the number of absences after Project MUBA. While 9 pupils or 41% decreased in their attendance since they accumulated more absences after Project MUBA. Based from the table, 2 pupils or 9% has the same number of absences and 2 pupils or 9% already dropped out due to family issues.

DISCUSSIONS

The data presented showed that from the result of the month-long implementation, the impact of the program can only be magnified in a prolonged period of time because variables such as poverty, pupils' and parents' attitude towards the value of education as identified in the program implementation can only be answered through a well-monitored and maintained MUBA Linkages.On the basis of the data gathered and findings presented, the researchers concluded that to have the expected outcome (which is to reduce absenteeism), the MUBA Linkages Program will need ample time to be conducted and carried out. And based from the data gathered, factors behind the absenteeism of the pupils were taken into consideration by the school, where referrals tapped the concerned stakeholders to extend help and support for the learners.